Advantages of public sector jobs compared to private sector
Organizations and other related matters are owned and controlled by the state using funds generated from the tax payers and the difference is in the private sector things are owned and controlled by private individuals such as investors, these funds are invested with means of generating profit were as in the public sector most organizations are nonprofit.
Covid 19 pandemic left everyone wanting to work for a public sector more than a private sector because this pandemic left so many jobs unable to carry on with their day to day operations due to the restrictions. Common examples of public sectors jobs are Teachers, Police Officers, Traffic Officers, Lectures, Social workers, public works and many more. Here we are going to discuss the advantages of public sector jobs compared to private sector.
- Job Security
Public Sector jobs consist of contracts that are more of a lifetime contracts, unless you are deceased or have violated rules and regulations in an extreme manner. Your superiors or management are less likely to fire you unless it has been reported to the department and therefore declared guilty by court.
- Benefits (Pension Fund)
Government employees has a guaranteed the benefits of pension fund and these employees are trusted or recommended by credit providers than people who work for the public sector.
- Flexible working hours
The public sector works 5 days out of 7 and they do 8 AM to 5 PM that’s it. They also enjoy full paid work leave meanwhile in the private sector do unpaid leave and the days are usually short compared to the public organizations.
Here we are going to discuss the disadvantages of public sector jobs compared to private sector.
- Fixed Salary
Many of government organization render services instead of producing certain product or services so it makes it difficult to have more than their basic salaries. Most of public sector salaries are lower and they cannot be motivated by performance like in the private sector. Let’s says for instance: Jane sells Ads and she earns R7 000 a month as a basic salary but if she sells more she doubles the salary.
- Pension Fund
A pension scheme is one good benefit about public sector job but it is also a disadvantage looking at the new rules by the state of South Africa today. If you break, wreck or neglect your job to a point where a state is being sued, the damage will be deducted from your pension